You are the driver Chapter 1. Highway Transportation System HTS.
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You are the driverYou are the driver
Chapter 1Chapter 1
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Highway Transportation Highway Transportation SystemSystem
HTS
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What is the HTS?What is the HTS?
A massive system of transportation
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What is the purpose of the What is the purpose of the HTS?HTS?
To move people and goods from one place to another in a safe, efficient, and economical manner.
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What are the parts of the What are the parts of the HTS?HTS?
• Roadways
• Vehicles
• People (Roadway Users)
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RoadwaysRoadways
Roadways vary fromsmall dirt roads to large
multilane interstates.
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VehiclesVehicles
Vehicles vary from small bicycles to large tractor-trailers.
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People People (Roadway Users)(Roadway Users)
People use roadways in three ways:
• Walk
• Ride
• Drive
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What complicates the HTS?What complicates the HTS?
Adverse conditions!Adverse Condition—anything that will not allow you to drive at your best.
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Examples of Adverse ConditionsExamples of Adverse Conditions
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Driving TaskDriving Task
The driving task is a seeing,thinking, and responding process.
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Required SkillsRequired Skills
1. Social skills1. Social skills
2. Physical skills2. Physical skills
3. Mental skills3. Mental skills
4. Attitude4. Attitude
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Required SkillsRequired Skills
Social Skills
Drivers must be courteous.
Drivers must communicate with other roadway users.
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Required SkillsRequired Skills
Physical Skills
Drivers must learn the physicalskills so they become automatic.
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Required SkillsRequired Skills
Mental Skills
Safe driving is primarily a mental task.
• Smith System• IPDE
Must be organized!
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Required SkillsRequired Skills
Attitude
Your attitude toward life and drivingaffects your willingness to learn andto effectively use safe-driving habits.
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Breakdowns in the HTSBreakdowns in the HTS
Breakdowns occur when any partof the HTS does not work properly.
Collisions
Construction
Traffic jams
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Collisions vs. AccidentsCollisions vs. AccidentsCollision is a more accurate term
than accident.
Accident implies something happensby chance.
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Three causes of collisionsThree causes of collisions
• Human mistakes/misjudgment
• Roadway conditions
• Automobile malfunction
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Driving ResponsibilitiesDriving Responsibilities
DriverDriver
FinancialFinancial
EnvironmentalEnvironmental
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Driver ResponsibilitiesDriver Responsibilities
DrivingDriving
Knowing and following thelaws and safe driving habits.
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Driver ResponsibilitiesDriver Responsibilities
FinancialFinancial
Responsible for your share of driving expenses.
Gas
Maintenance Damages
Insurance
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Driver ResponsibilitiesDriver Responsibilities
EnvironmentalEnvironmental
All drivers should be environmentallyfriendly by fuel economizing, trip planning, car pooling, etc..